Waterway police officers rescue a drowning foreign tourist in Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam. Photo: Supplied
Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Van Bien, head of the waterway police squadron No. 1 under the Traffic Police Division of the provincial Department of Public Security, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Thursday afternoon that the incident occurred at around 2:30 pm the same day.
His team received an emergency alert about a drowning tourist near Bach Dang Park, a popular seaside venue in the province.
Three officers aboard a speedboat quickly approached the scene.
The rescue team promptly reached the struggling swimmer, pulled him from the water, and brought him safely ashore.
The victim was later identified as Denis, a 24-year-old tourist from Moldova.
Denis’s condition has since stabilized following the rescue.
On Thursday, heavy rainfall battered several parts of Khanh Hoa Province, flooding numerous streets.
